#us doe

[autumngracy]

Elon Musk says Department of Education no longer ‘exists’

Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (D-CT) joins Michael Steele as the Trump administration prepares to gut the Department of Education.

[wutbju]

U.S. judge upholds Title IX exemption for religious schools

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by 40 LGBTQ+ individuals against the U.S. Department of Education challenging a provision of Title I

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by 40 LGBTQ+ individuals against the U.S. Department of Education challenging a provision of Title IX that allows religious colleges to seek exemptions from the civil rights law's bar against sex-based discrimination.... But Aiken said that while the plaintiffs' complaint was replete with allegations of unequal treatments of LGBTQ+ students by religious schools such as Bob Jones University and Baylor University, they failed to show any discriminatory motivation by Congress in enacting the exemption.

This is a big deal.

[genesisnanotech]

New Coal-Killing Energy Storage Challenge Also Dings Natural Gas

Much to the dismay of fossil fuel stakeholders, the Trump administration launches a major new effort to dominate the global energy storage market -- wait, what?

via @genesisnanotech #greatthingsfromsmallthings 

[kenacks]

Coal Ash Standoff Could Make Coal Power Plants Hit Kill Switch

The US Energy Dept. wants to upgrade old coal power plants, but a standoff over coal ash disposal demonstrates why they all have one foot in the grave.

[kenacks]

New Carbon Capture Research Emphasizes Recycling, Not Sequestration

Carbon capture is still alive and kicking, thanks in part to new systems that use carbon dioxide to generate electricity and produce sustainable hydrogen.

[kenacks]

Shutdown Or Not, US Bets $25 Million On Next-Generation Marine Energy

The US Dept. of Energy bets another $25 million on marine energy R&D, eyeballing a potential clean power payoff of 1,400 terrawatt-hours per year.

[kenacks]

Energy Dept. Tackles Challenge Of Rooftop Solar & Income Inequality

Falling costs will eventually make the rooftop solar issue moot in many communities, but the challenges to social equity will remain.